Newsstand - The future of airline seating: military style?

An article in the travel section of today's The Age about some radical new designs for airline seating, including one set-up with sideways facing seats and no seat-backs!

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http://www.theage.com.au/travel/the-future-of-airline-seating-watch-this-space-20091104-hxre.html

Some of those don't look very comfortable at all!

That step one loks like the TV is going to hit you in the face!

They call those seats business class seats? :eek:
It looks too claustrophobic, with no reclining into lounging chair.
Should be a good Y+ product, though.

Looks like we may need to be concerned with headroom as well as legroom if this is the future of airline seating. :(

Somewhat reminiscent of concepts published recently on a leading U.S. website
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/united_airlines_exploring

No, really.

when you fill the seats with small children. :rolleyes:

This is the first I've seen these business class ideas. I'm thinking...where do your carryons go? Some of the captions claim more room for carryons, but you're blowing out the center stack of carryon bins to make room for the double-decker J seats, so that space has to be allocated somewhere.

Also, the bunks would make the plane a lot less airy - unless you got one of the coveted window seatbeds you'd rarely be able to see outside during the flight. Ew.

This is the first I've seen these business class ideas. I'm thinking...where do your carryons go?

Under the steps.

Under the steps.Convenient for floor-level seats; not so much for the upper level.